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    Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 X2

    I am thinking about upgrading my CPU, but I have a question about compatability. I currently have this Mother Board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186037 It says the CPU type is Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 but I want to upgrade to a duel core processor. Here is what I...
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    water on laptop

    So, my dumb ass roommate decided to spill water on my laptop and now it won't turn on. The screen was up and it fell right on the keys. I lifted some of the keys off and it doesn't appear to be wet. When I plug the power adapter to the laptop, the little green light starts blinking (normally...
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    Windows cannot access the specified device

    I am trying to run an exe file and I am getting the error Windows cannot access the specified device. It is a small exe file that is needed for a game that I downloaded from the retailer. I have contacted them, but they are not responding to my request. I tried redownloading the file several...
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    New Vid card / Power question

    I am thinking about upgrading my video card and I have picked this one out: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814195002 The problem that I am facing is with the power supply. I have the required Watts, but it says that it has to directly connect to the power supply. I...
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    Help with CPU differences

    OK, I currently have this CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103533 I was thinking about upgrading to: http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16819103547 I am having a hard time finding answers to some of my questions. What exactly are the...
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    Antivirus for a 64bit system

    I have a 64 bit system and I can't seem to find an antivirus program that is compatable. Norton does not support it and I couldn't find any that did from my usial sites. There are tons of people with 64 bit systems now, there has to be at least one antivirus program. Can anyone help?
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    Something is not right

    I just built a brand new computer and when everything is hooked up and plugged it, I get no sign of life. It is as if it isn't even plugged in. No fans moving, no lights on, nothing. I have never got it to turn on, so it was never working right. Now, I got it from Newegg and I read all the...
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    Building a new computer. some questions

    1)The motherboard I am looking at has a Nvidia chipset, but I would like an ATI video card. Is that possiable? 2)If so, what's the difference between these two chipsets: NVIDIA nForce4 SLI and NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra? If I have more questions, I will post. Thanks for your response.
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    Step up or down

    Ok, I have a 9700 pro 128mb video card and I am in the market for an ATI 256mb one. I can't afford the X800 XT, so I went on ebay and searched 256mb and I saw a 9600 pro 256. I have no clue what the numbers 9700 and 9600 mean, but it has to do with the speed or something. So, my question is...
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    Installing a new DVD burner

    Hi, I just got a DVD burner and I have never installed one before, can anyone help me out? I have a CD burner, so I need to take that one out, then I'll install the DVD burner. The only thing I have ever installed is ram and a video card so I am kind of at a loss on how to do this. Any help...

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